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A colored print of Commodore O.H. Perry's Victory on Lake Erie, 1813. A rowboat floats in between a fleet of ships. In the rowboat is an officer standing and holding a sword. Several men have oars. Additional information on back of print.

By December 1813, after the victories won by the Tennessee Volunteer armies at the Battle of Talladega in November 1813, General Andrew Jackson faced a mutiny by his volunteers regarding their enlistment periods. The problem originated with troops...

Certificate of provisions from John T. Humphreys certifying receipt of items from the subsistence stores for use by the officers in the company. The items listed include beef, bacon, flour, meal, rice, sugar, vinegar, soap, salt, candles, and...

Engraving depicts Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819) seated on ship's deck. Perry wears U.S. Navy uniform of dark jacket and white trousers. A pistol is tucked in his belt. A large flag emblazoned with the words, "DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP,"...

Hand-colored woodcut depicts Colonel Richard Mentor Johnson defending himself against an Indian chief, American infantrymen firing on the enemy, a dismounted soldier engaging an Indian in hand-to-hand combat, a savage in the act of scalping a...

Miller was a captain in the Hawkins County Confederate Home Guard. Born Dec. 17, 1813, he was a prominent banker and Democrat in Rogersville before the war and an elector for James Buchanan in 1856. Miller was driven out of Hawkins County when the...

Portrait of Lewis Cass with print and written name below. Portrait from waist up. He wears a dark coat and necktie and a white shirt and collar. He holds a book in his hand. Engraved by T.B. Welch from a drawing by J.B. Longacre.

Two pages dated March 14 and 15, 1813 taken from an 1813 Quartermaster's Account Book. The record includes a list of companies serving with the Regiment of Tennessee volunteer cavalry as well as the number of rations assigned to each. The record is...